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SW10 postcode area · Kensington and Chelsea

The SW10 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea. Area Scores range from 16 to 77 across them. Every full SW10 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SW10 district: South Kensington scores 77 out of 100 (#1,568 of 6,856 nationally) while Chelsea Riverside West sits at 17 — neighbours on the map, 60 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £791,250 in Chelsea Riverside West to £1,316,500 in Chelsea Riverside East. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£59,940a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime116per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied38%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SW10 district

£977,500median home sold over the past year · +19.9% over 5 years · -7.8% over the year · 174 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced£2,500,000
Flat£830,000
Kensington and Chelsea£1,150,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
South KensingtonKensington and Chelsea 1,56877 £1,175,000
Fulham RoadKensington and Chelsea 1,76074 £920,000
Chelsea Riverside EastKensington and Chelsea 2,87758 £1,316,500
Sands End & Chelsea HarbourHammersmith and Fulham 3,07655 £829,800
Parsons Green East & Eel Brook CommonHammersmith and Fulham 3,15154 £930,000
West BromptonKensington and Chelsea 3,37151 £832,500
Chelsea Riverside WestKensington and Chelsea 5,71517 £791,250

People living in SW10 Census 2021

Residents49,144
Median age (est.)38
Density12,386per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above63%
No car or van56%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 13%25–44 35%45–64 25%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 22%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 42%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 28% · Associate professional 19%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors28%
Associate professional19%
Caring & leisure6%
Administrative6%
Elementary4%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades2%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 10%Black: 6%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 70%Asian 10%Black 6%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 27% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 52%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SW10

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SW10 district.

Chelsea Riverside Parsons Green

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SW10.

SW5 SW6 SW3 SW7 W8 W14 SW1P SW1W

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.